Altenburg (surname)
Altenburg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexandra Iosifovna of Altenburg -, born Princess Alexandra Friederike Henriette of Saxe-Altenburg, the fifth daughter of Joseph Georg Friedrich Ernst Karl, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Amelie Theresa Luise, Duchess of Württemberg.
- Dietrich von Altenburg - the 19th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1335 to 1341.
- Wolfgang Altenburg - a retired German general.
- John D. Altenburg - a lawyer for the U.S. Army and a retired Major General,
- Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg - the wife of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
- Marichen Altenburg - the mother of playwright Henrik Ibsen who belonged to the patriciate of Skien.
- Michael Altenburg -, a German theologian and composer.
- John Altenburgh -, an American jazz and blues pianist, composer, arranger and producer.
- Johann Ernst Altenburg -, a German composer, organist and trumpeter.
